We dropped into the Trader Joe's in a strip mall along Santa Monica Blvd., west of Fairfax in the Russian section. Nothing newsworthy there.

Note the small businesses along one side. Note particularly the aquarium right by the fish market.


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So this news story appears a little while ago ( Read more... )

All my heroes are dying.

Following up on that:

http://www.dininginla.com/

That's the new site. All lovingly compiled and arrogantly written using the b2Evolution blogging software.

Go there! Please! Think of the kittens!


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I've always wanted to write my own food blog, geared toward my own experiences in L.A. I like to write, I love to eat, I've already got some entries ready ( Read more... )

I once wrote this back when we first moved to Silver Lake ( Read more... )

Valentine's Day, of course, not the other V.D.

So I get home from school and Bink and I go to Malo, which is our new restaurant to gush about even though it's been there for quite a while and we only just started going a few months ago because we're lazy and unmotivated ( Read more... )

I'm almost getting used to the fucked-in-the-head robbery of culture in order to pander to consumerism. Almost. I hear the ghost of John Lennon endorses Nike, Chase credit cards and diapers. Robert Plant sings about Cadillacs. They don't, really, but it creates some kind of false connection for those American shoppers easily led by an "OMG I'm ( Read more... )

Today's notable item to which I've given a few moments of thought:Regarding those web ad banners for financing your home, getting a degree, etc ( Read more... )

So which Christmas song is your least favorite ( Read more... )